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The First Minister Mark Drakeford was heard saying “he really, really is awful” following a call with Boris Johnson in a fly on the wall documentary of his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the programme Prif Weinidog Mewn Pandemig (First Minister in a Pandemic) on S4C Mark Drakeford is The post ‘Dear me, he really, really is awful’ – Mark Drakeford responds to call with Boris Johnson appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

  A Senedd candidate has said that he was not arguing for or defending a lack of compliance in a series of tweets criticised by a rival candidate. Dwyfor Meirionnydd Conservative candidate Charlie Evans had commented: “Only 152 new cases and this is against a backdrop of compliance with lockdown The post Senedd candidate ‘not arguing for lack of Covid compliance’ in tweets criticised by rival appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

David Owens The early spring sunshine is streaming through my bedroom window, casting shards of golden light on to the walls. The longer hours of sunlight are a melatonin-packed mood enlivener as winter hands in its notice for another year. In the midst of a global pandemic, it’s a blessed The post The story of reluctant indie superstars Helen Love – Wales’ greatest cult band appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

Ifan Morgan Jones Plaid Cymru and the Conservatives aren’t going to go into coalition in Wales. Sorry if that’s a spoiler for anyone who was waiting for the 2021 Senedd election series finale, but it’s just not happening. A left-wing, pro-EU, Welsh independence party and a right-wing, pro-Brexit, devo-sceptic party The post How Plaid Cymru and the Conservatives could use the union and independence to put the squeeze on Labour appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

Jon Gower The trajectory of the south Walian short story writer Jo Lloyd has been steep and visible every since she won the prestigious BBC Short Story Award in 2019. Her stories have been broadcast by the corporation, of course, and now comes her debut collection, The Earth, Thy Great The post Review: A Welsh Quartet: Jon Gower surveys the latest crop of fiction from Wales appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

The First Minister Mark Drakeford has said that he hopes to be able to lay out a plan for re-opening non-essential retail and self-contained accommodation during Friday’s lockdown review. Speaking to Sunday Supplement on Radio Wales he also suggested that the guidance on travel would also change to ‘stay local’. The post Drakeford to set out timeline on stay local rule, re-opening non-essential retail and tourism appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

Wales is “expecting an absolute deluge” of visitors once the Covid-19 restrictions lift, according to the chair of a tourism body. Jane Reese-Baynes, chair of Visit Pembrokeshire, said she was surprised by the number of visitors who flocked there last when restrictions were loosened. She told CNN that her team The post Wales should ‘expect an absolute deluge of visitors’ once Covid-19 restrictions lift appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

The owner of an attraction on Wales’ west coast has said that Stonehenge should be carted back and erected on his land to attract tourists. Lyn Jenkins of Cardigan Island Coastal Farm Park made the comments in the Western Telegraph newspaper which serves the area. It was revealed last month The post Owner of Welsh coastal park wants Stonehenge back appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

A couple who raked in a £149,000 profit from selling their second home in a public raffle is involved in raffling off another. Ryan McLean and Katherine Jablonowski, who sold tickets to raffle off the old Cwellyn cottage in Criccieth or ‘Cwellyn Dream’ for £5 each, have now set up The post Couple who made £149,000 from second home involved in raffling off another   appeared first on Nation.Cymru.

The leader of Neath Port Talbot Council has resigned after a recording emerged of him calling a Plaid Senedd Member a “cow”. Councillor Rob Jones made the comment about Plaid Cymru Senedd Member Bethan Sayed at a meeting in 2019. The Labour councillor said the recording was edited to make The post Council leader resigns after calling Plaid Cymru Senedd Member a ‘cow’ appeared first on Nation.Cymru.